Short Lorraine Poems

Near Saint Avold, France,
More than ten thousand heroes
Whisper from the soil....

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L-itterateur
O-f
R-ighteous
R-ead
A-pplies
I-ndividual
N-ame
E-mploying

C-omposition
O-f
L-ovely
O-utstanding
N-ote

Topic: Birthday of Poetess Lorraine Colon (September 26) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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When you go to Kearny, there should be one thing you see,
The pizza place on one side and trees on the other.
Gary went to bed and Lorraine stayed up and looked at the trees
That Jody, when she was a little girl, planted with her mother....

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Why did adele want to set fire to lorraine
when the monkees saw her face why were the gonna leave her
why did R.e.m pee in the corner and in the spotlight
and bob dylan ants are his friends and are blowing in the wind
who was the guy jimi hendrix was kissing in a purple haze
and bon jovi doesnt care if were naked or not...

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Lorenzo Lorraine Langstoth* located the bees passing space
Three-eights of an inch,would gove them grace;
The world widely used this discovery
and copied his patent too easily-
Lorenzo found 'fame' but fortune was not to be.

In 1851 this American clergyman * made the discovery that made honey a viable commercial 
food source....

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Many moments recalled in pain
Even as everyone wonders in vain
Martin lay motionless at the Lorraine
Photos pour popular chords of disdain
His was a hallowed history to gain
Innocence into infinity’s drain
Seasons secure will never be slain

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Featured Poem on Poetry Soup - April 4, 2021...

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- Birth
Non-violent protest,
Southern winds blind with hatred...
Through tears, truth is seen.

- Passion
A man dreams of peace,
Righteous in his convictions...
Empowered by speech.

- Death
Lorraine whispers death,
Purple Iris in full bloom...
The promised land calls.

- Dream
Passions ignited,
By presidential decree...
A dream remembered.

.....Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer...

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Emma was my granny, German born gal, 
from Alsace-Lorraine, her will was homespun.
Her mom had six young children to corral -
emigrating in eighteen eighty-one. 

Enduring the trip 'cross the waves alone
Pop had come early to find them a place.
With folks like hers, Emma kept up the pace -
hard-working, trust-worthy, independent.
Dark-haired beauty with a smile on her face,
my Emma could handle any event....

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One Lost Shoe

What to do:
Find the lost garden shoe. 
Look here and there with detective flare.

Searching won’t fail; so, don’t pull out your curly hair! 
Begin sniffing here, there; it has to be somewhere.  
Grizzly bears smell, stinky shoes; then, flail! 

So, forget your tall tale.
And inhale! 

© Dane Smith-Johnsen
May 24, 2010
Poetic Form-LIST: Trois-par-Huit as created by Lorraine M. Kanter...

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Zora Neal saw that Their Eyes Were Watching God, when
Toni Morrison heard The Song of Solomon, and
James Baldwin Told It on the Mountain, while
W.E.B. DuBois embraced The Souls of Black Folks
Richard Wright was a Black Boy, that’s why
Dr. Maya Angelo Knew Why the Caged Bird Sang
Iyana Vanzant found Peace Within Pieces, when
Lorraine Hansberry ate a Raisin in the Sun, while
Terry McMillian was Waiting to Exhale...

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I left you bleeding in Alsace-Lorraine
from the dozen roses rife with thorns,
each a story meant to wound.
For not often did I tell you the truth.

In Marseilles, we drowned in wine
mixed with tears and terrible fears, 
and in the shadow of a doubt 
I played the sun, the future husband.

I try to forget Paris, ten thousand smiles
And songs that said I love you.
All that remains is the long cold walk
Of regret for all I’ve done....

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Sleep I can’t feign. I hear the falling rain
tapping a refrain on the window pane.
My throbbing pain recedes and I obtain
relief from the migraine which had free reign
like a freight train, a cause for mental strain.
Drat the champagne! Don’t blame the quiche Lorraine.

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Contest: Rhymers Delight Internal Monorhyme
Sponsor: John Hamilton
Placed 2nd
© 7th January 2017...

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My Briefs Lorraine

Fecal stains on my briefs
they must be washed 
but to my dismay
they’ve gone away
I left them in a drunken stupor
on the floor by the pooper
and now they’re nowhere to be found

It’s not that I should have a care
I have many other briefs to wear
but my Lorraine is dear to me
they’re brillant blue and such a sight
reflecting in the pale moonlight
what shall I do, it’s such a plight
If I don’t find Lorraine tonight

© Ralph Sergi...

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My mother-in-law Lorraine had Alzheimer’s, and it was a heartbreaking sight.
Her family also suffered and watched the abduction in fright.
My husband would cook breakfast for his Mom each day,
Trying to be a ray of sunshine come what may.

One morning she said to her son, “Who are you, what’s your name?”
“You know me Mother,  I’m your son…” he quickly exclaimed.
Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease that tears families apart.
It robbed my husband of his Mother, and slowly broke his heart....

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